January 2005
Does anyone know of any problems with engine power loss on citreon picasso. I was recently travelling on the motorway when the engine kept loosing power for a couple of seconds and then regained itself. There was no fault lights on and easing off or trying to accelerate through didn't help?
Its a 2.0HDI
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Hello to you all. Just before xmas my 96 306 D Turbo with 69000 miles on the clock decided to give up the ghost. I was doing 20 mph at the time under no load when cylinder number 3 stopped working, just like that. For 2 days before this happened I started to get a whistle on boost, kind of like an air leak noise rather than mechanical which I put down to a split in a pipe.
On examination I managed to get it to run again but only on 3 and a half cylinders and a compression test revealed 425 psi on 1,2,4 and less than 100 psi on 3. The links below show the glow plug on number 3. The first 2 are of the one that was in the engine, it appears to have been hit repeatedly by something small, hammering it flat and bending it up. The last picture shows a replacement plug that I installed and ran for about 5 mins before removing it to have a look. That one too has started to bend up but the markings look to me alomost like evidence of pinking, like you would see on the valves of a badly set up petrol engine of yesteryear. It is also worth noting that the marks are only on the lower half of the plug, ie piston side.
Any ideas what the problem might be before I commit myself to yet another weekend in the garage?
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Something is broken inside this cylinder. It may be a piece of piston or a piece of valve or other debris. Whatever it is, it is not a pinking problem. Diesel engines permanently pink as opposed to petrol engines which only pink due to secondary unplanned ignition. The low compression pressure is the major clue. It looks like the only way to be find out what has happened is to remove the cylinder head. There is an outside chance that something may have broken/detached itself from the inlet tract, bolt, washer, screw or similar, damaged the inlet or exhaust valve(hence the low compression) and is now bouncing around in the cylinder. Whether you continue to run the engine is up to you but be aware that if it is a piece of metal from the above locations it may jam up somewhere(between the piston and cylinder wall?) and cause extensive terminal damage.
I have a '95 Peugeot 306 dt which has suffered from poor starting for a long time.The car starts, but runs very rough for around 30s from cold.When warm the car drives ok.
After trying and failing to find air leaks in the fuel system,I booked it in with a diesel specialist who has said the fuel system is fine but has diagnosed low compression (270psi) on one of the cylinders.
I have had three quotes from engine specialists to put this right,all around £1000.All of them seemed surprised that the engine should have this fault at a relatively low mileage (88K),but seemed convinced that it was pistons or piston rings.Two of the places said I'd be better off with a recon engine,or getting rid of the car before it got any worse!I'm very reluctant to believe this advice,as surely if it were a piston problem,the car would be burning oil,which it's not?
The garages seemed to dismiss a valve seat problem or cracked head/gasket problem without even looking at the car.Although the oil/water levels are fine and there is no oil in the water or vice versa,which would seem to rule out a gasket problem?? Or could the gasket have blown directly to atmosphere?Would the first job be to check valve clearances?
I'm after some advice as to what people think is the most likely fault,or if there are any other tests I could do to narrow it down,without taking the head off! Read more
I`m sure Peter is correct about re-adjusting valve clearances as a first step - and that theses will change as the engine warms. Had a similar problem with a Ford 1600 pinto some years back - the no.3 inlet valve on these engines is hard to adjust without taking the carburettor off, so most mechanics just don`t bother; produces similar symptoms, but not so bad; engine ticks over on 3 when hot.
Agree about XUD engine - daughter had the later Peugeot diesel, a disaster at 80,000, the very professional mechanic I have known for years said it was a dog, hated them - can`t remember the name - XED? - no doubt all you Peugeot buffs can ID whatI mean.
Regards, and good luck!
AS
Hi all, I have the above car and the battery is almost knackered, due to me using it only occasionally as i use my van for work 6 days a week.
My question is will I damage the brain or anything else by removing the battery in order to fit a new one.
Any advice greatfully received .
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In future you could use a battery conditioner such as the CTEK 800 www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk/ProductInformation/Batte...m to save ever having to disconnect the new battery and make sure the new battery doesn't go the way of the old one.
Gents
Could anybody tell how to get to the interior fan and resistor bank . The fan only work on high speed.Looks like the resistors have a problem. Does't seem to be a Haynes manual for this model
S reg 1998 2.0Ltr
Hope someone can help
Regards
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We're talking later built ones, manufactured from 2000 - after the last facelift, that is. Yes, I'm aware of its image and HJ's car-by-car-breakdown stories. There are plenty to choose from, however I won't be picking up a diesel. Also, no less than 6 cylinders will do. And an autobox, please... Speaking of which - are they all 4-speed ? ZF perhaps ? Any expensive rebuilts on the horizon ?
I heard stories about 2.5 powerplant being as thirsy as its 3.0 bigger brother which also comes with 17" alloys that spoil the ride.
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The Monaro is hardly a replacement for the Omega.
I meant that it was RWD, because I misinterpreted your post as Vauxhall not making RWD's anymore.
hi im having my ford c-max back tomorrow after the garage having it for 5 weeks. ive ordered a grand scenic from renault.motability have said that i should keep this car until my new one arrives. ford do not know this yet ,and will not get to know until the time comes. has anyone driven a scenic at all? im taking one for a drive on sunday. Read more
A friend has an old 205 diesel G-plate - cold starting is taking ages, like 10-15 minutes in the cold weather.
I take it this is the glow plugs?
Do they all need to be replaced?
Are they easy to fit like a spark plug?
Thanks
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Thanks for the responses, I will try the resistance test. It is only in really cold weather where it happens. Fortunately when the car does get used it is driven from Edinburgh to the far reaches of the West coast so it gets a good charge to prepare it for another 15 minute cranking session.
How long do you think it should take to change the oil and filter and renew the spark plugs on a 2000 Micra. I have just had it done at a reputable dealer and it took 20 minutes, this seems really quick to me. What do you think? Read more
An obvious question, but did they acually change the filter and are the plugs really new?
I live on a long, straight 30mph road with parked cars either side, many houses owned by families with young children. Obviously, this makes it perfect for cars to be thrashed down it at full chat.
Recently I've noticed two or three cars, all of the heavily modded variety (the ones that accelerate hard everywhere at all times), that emit a loud hiss of compressed air when they change gear. I have my theory about this (poseur gimmick?), but I'd be interested to know what it really is.
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I'm sure buses used to make a similar noise too (probably still do). As a cyclist, strange how they always did it just as they were overtaking you (about 2" from your handlebars, and just at the point when the driver can see you jumping out of your skin in his wing mirror).....still, I guess there's not too many perks to being a bus driver these days.
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i drive a picasso as a taxi and recently had something very similar happen or may be the same thing and the outcome of the problem is all related to the foot brake switch not being in the correct alignment, this will come up as a fault code at a citroen garage beleive this or not but it is the truth try it or see if the citroen garage will agree with this statement